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  • What actions will result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing normally (or is gasping) and isn't responding?
    Perform CPR only and wait to use AED until help arrives
    Send someone to get the AED and try to not involve others
    Start CPR, and use AED if one available
    Shout for help and stay with the victim until help arrives
  • What is a sign of severe airway block?
    Can make sounds and talk
    Can breath, talk or cough
    Can cough loudly
    Cannot breathe or talk
  • What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (or 911)?
    Tell the dispatcher to call you back
    Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occured
    Give the dispatcher only the victim's information
    Answer all the dispatcher's questions
  • What is the next step when giving first aid to someone who has been bitten by a spider, after you've ensured scene safety and put on personal protective equipment?
    Wash the area with running water and soap
    Scrape the spider's fang away by using a dull edge
    Remove the victim's clothing and apply ice directly on skin
    Place the spider in a plastic bag
  • What should you do after you've finished taking care of an injured person at work?
    Phone 9-1-1
    Tell your coworkers about the injury
    Post the report to the company bulletin board
    Write a report of the incident if your company requires it
  • What should you do if someone with a serious injury or illness refuses care?
    Check the laws in your area about providing first aid
    Leave the person alone and go back to what you were doing
    Phone 911 and stay with person until advanced help arrives
    Take care of the person anyway
  • You come across an adult lying on the ground. You tap and shout, but he is unresponsive. What should you do next?
    Check for breathing for 10 seconds
    Continue tapping and shouting until they respond
    Shout for help, phone for 911, get AED if available
    Slap the person on the back
  • When preforming CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone else to take over compressions and breaths?
    After each set of 100 compressions and 2 breaths
    After each set of 30 compressions and 30 breaths
    About every 2 minutes
    Every 5 minutes
  • What should you do if a chocking adult stops responding?
    Continue stomach thrusts until the object is removed
    Give forceful breaths to push the object down
    CPR
    Give 5 compressions and 5 back slaps
  • What should you spray on a person with heat exhaustion?
    Cool water
    A mixtures of salt and water
    Ice water
    A sports drink
  • You are preforming CPR and another person arrives with an AED. What should you do next?
    Put a blanket on the person receiving CPR.
    Finish whichever set of 30 compressions and 2 breaths
    Make sure someone has phoned the emergency response number
    Immediately use the AED.
  • A teammate was struck in the abdomen while playing baseball. The teammate has a bruise and shows signs of shock. What should you suspect is wrong?
    Internal bleeding
    A head injury
    External bleeding
    Cardiac arrest
  • Which are the best methods you can use to get more information on first aid, CPR, or AED training?
    Go online to cpr.heart.org or call 1-877-AHA-4CPR
    Borrow a coworker's workbook and do a self-study course
    Refer to local laws for first aid providers
    Contact your supervisor and visit the AHA
  • You are out jogging and you come across a man who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on his knee. Where should you apply direct pressure?
    On the side of the leg opposite the cut
    2 to 3 inches below the cut
    Directly on the cut, with your fingers under the bandage
    On the dressing over the cut
  • A friend and you are at the park. You notice a man who has been stung by a bee and is having difficulty breathing. Where should the epinephrine pen be injected into this person?
    Into the chest, as close to the heart as possible
    Into the thigh, halfway between the hip and knee
    Into either upper arm
    At the site of the bee sting
  • What should you do if you're not sure what actions to take in an emergency?
    Phone 911 and ask for help
    Ask someone nearby whether you should phone 911
    Watch the ill or injured person
    Get the first aid kit and AED
  • You are out jogging and you come across a man who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on his knee. Why is it important to properly remove your gloves after giving first aid?
    So contaminants on the gloves can be analyzed later
    To keep from touching or spreading blood or other fluids
    To prevent blood or fluids from touching the injured person
    To keep the removed gloves as compact as possible
  • What are the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-quality adult CPR to improve survival?
    Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute, 2 inches deep
    Rate 80 to 100 compressions per minute, 2 inches deep
    Rate 100 to 120 compression per minute, 1 inch deep
    Rate of no more than 60 compressions per minute, 1 inch deep
  • How do you protect an amputated body part?
    Place in watertight bag and inside container with ice
    Place in a biohazard
    Wrap it in gauze, place it in an airtight bag
    Place directly on ice in a sealed bag
  • You are out at dinner and a woman sitting near you appears to be having trouble breathing and swelling of the tongue and face. What should you look for that could help you determine her possible medical condidtion?
    Her identification card
    Her driver's license
    Medical information jewelry
    Her cell phone
  • Why should you wear personal protective equipment?
    So you don't have to wash your hands
    To protect yourself from bloodborne diseases
    To keep your facility clean
    To avoid getting your clothes dirty
  • How long should you rub the surfaces of your hands together during handwashing?
    At least 20 seconds
    At least 1 minute
    At least 5 seconds
    At least 5 minutes
  • How deep should you push the chest of an adult when giving chest compressions?
    Only 1 inch
    At least 2 inches
    One half the depth of the chest
    One third the depth of the chest
  • How should you give breaths with a mask?
    Tilt chin and press mask against the person's nose
    Tilt head back, lift chin, cover face with mask
    Tilt head back, lift chin, make airtight seal with facemask
    Tilt head back to open mouth and place mask on face
  • You are in line at the grocery store when a woman in line collapses. You immediately tap and shout, with no response, and phone 9-1-1. What step in the adult Chain of Survival is described in this scenario?
    Defibrillation
    Recovery
    High-quality CPR
    Activation of emergency response
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